Messsopotamaia Timeline-Owen by Owen Harvey

My birthday is 11/9/2010

harveyowe — 2023-09-05 19:20:13 UTC

This is the day i was born. the world has been hanged forever

creation of Mesopotamia- 7000BCE

harveyowe — 2023-09-05 19:24:25 UTC

The Mesopotamia civilization was the first civilization in the world. it was located in present day Iraq in between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers The creation of farming helped developed area.

Creation of Uruk

harveyowe — 2023-09-05 19:34:51 UTC

Uruk, today known as Warka, was a city in the ancient Near East situated east of the present bed of the Euphrates River on the dried-up ancient channel of the Euphrates. The site lies 58 miles northwest of ancient Ur, 108 kilometers southeast of ancient Nippur and 24 kilometers southeast of ancient Larsa.

creation of king Gilgamesh

harveyowe — 2023-09-05 19:38:53 UTC

The standard Akkadian Epic of Gilgamesh was composed by a scribe named Sînlēqiunninni, probably during the Middle Babylonian Period ( c. 1600 – c. 1155 BC), based on much older source material. In the epic, Gilgamesh is a demigod of superhuman strength who befriends the wild man Enkidu.

creation of Sargo

harveyowe — 2023-09-05 19:40:21 UTC

According to legend, Sargon of Akkad was born in secret to a priestess mother who set him adrift on a river, where he was found by the common laborer who raised him. In his youth, Sargon was visited by Ishtar goddess of desire, fertility, storms, and warfare—who loved him.

creation of Hammurabi’s Code

harveyowe — 2023-09-05 19:41:59 UTC

The Code of Hammurabi is a Babylonian legal text composed during 1755–1750 BC. It is the longest, best-organised, and best-preserved legal text from the ancient Near East. It is written in the Old Babylonian dialect of Akkadian, purportedly by Hammurabi, sixth king of the First Dynasty of Babylon.

The Exodus

harveyowe — 2023-11-13 20:18:22 UTC

It is a narrative of the Exodus, the origin myth of the Israelites leaving slavery in Biblical Egypt through the strength of their deity named Yahweh, who according to the story chose them as his people.

Abraham

harveyowe — 2023-11-13 20:19:27 UTC

Abraham is best known for the depth of his faith. In the book of Genesis he obeys unquestioningly the commands of God and is ready to follow God's order to sacrifice Isaac, a test of his faith, though in the end God substitutes a ram for his son.

Creation of Israel by the United Nations

harveyowe — 2023-11-13 20:20:36 UTC

On November 29, 1947 the United Nations adopted Resolution 181 (also known as the Partition Resolution) that would divide Great Britain's former Palestinian mandate into Jewish and Arab states in May 1948 when the British mandate was scheduled to end.

Jesus Birth

harveyowe — 2023-11-13 20:21:33 UTC

Although most Christians celebrate December 25 as the birthday of Jesus Christ, few in the first two Christian centuries claimed any knowledge of the exact day or year in which he was born.

Constantine

harveyowe — 2023-11-13 20:22:58 UTC

Constantine made Christianity the main religion of Rome, and created Constantinople, which became the most powerful city in the world. Emperor Constantine (ca A.D. 280– 337) reigned over a major transition in the Roman Empire—and much more.

Hagia Sophia

harveyowe — 2023-11-13 20:23:41 UTC

Built between 532 and 537, Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom, Ayasofya) represents a brilliant moment in Byzantine architecture and art. It was the principal church of the Byzantine Empire in its capital, Constantinople (later Istanbul), and a mosque after the Ottoman Empire conquered the city in 1453.

First Crusade

harveyowe — 2023-11-13 20:25:13 UTC

The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin church in the The objective was the recovery of the Holy land from Islamic rule.

Second Crusade

harveyowe — 2023-11-13 20:28:59 UTC

The Second Crusade (1145–1149) was the second major crusade launched from Europe. The Second Crusade was started in response to the fall of the County of Edessa in 1144 to the forces of Zengi. The county had been founded during the First Crusade (1096–1099) by King Baldwin I of Jerusalem in 1098. While it was the first Crusader state to be founded, it was also the first to fall.

Muhammad

harveyowe — 2023-11-13 20:30:47 UTC

Because Muhammad was the chosen recipient and messenger of the word of God through the divine revelations, Muslims from all walks of life strive to follow his example. After the holy Qur'an, the sayings of the Prophet (hadith) and descriptions of his way of life (sunna) are the most important Muslim texts.

Yuan Dynasty start date

harveyowe — 2023-12-07 20:22:51 UTC

In 1271, Kublai formally claimed the Mandate of Heaven and declared that 1272 was the first year of the Great Yuan (大元) in the style of a traditional Chinese dynasty.

Ming Dynasty start date

harveyowe — 2023-12-07 20:23:51 UTC

The Ming Dynasty ruled China from A.D. 1368 to 1644, during which China's population would double. Known for its trade expansion to the outside world that established cultural ties with the West, the Ming Dynasty is also remembered for its drama, literature and world-renowned porcelain.

Genghis Khan

harveyowe — 2023-12-07 20:25:37 UTC

Mongol leader Genghis Khan (1162-1227) rose from humble beginnings to establish the largest land empire in history. After uniting the nomadic tribes of the Mongolian plateau, he conquered huge chunks of central Asia and China.

Marco Polo

harveyowe — 2023-12-07 20:26:35 UTC

Marco Polo is best known for his book, The Travels of Marco Polo, which describes his adventures, Asian inventions and customs, and his rapport with Kublai Khan. Although other Europeans, including his father and uncle, had traveled throughout the East, Marco Polo attained fame because of the stories told in his book.

Zheng He

harveyowe — 2023-12-07 20:27:19 UTC

In the early 1400s, Zheng He led the largest ships in the world on seven voyages of exploration to the lands around the Indian Ocean, demonstrating Chinese excellence at shipbuilding and navigation.

Hinduism start date

harveyowe — 2024-01-11 20:18:35 UTC

As a consequence, there is no firm date of origin for Hinduism, either. The earliest known sacred texts of Hinduism, the Vedas, date back to at least 3000 BCE, but some date them back even further, to 8000-6000 BCE; and some Hindus themselves believe these texts to be of divine origin, and therefore timeless.

Harappa Civilization start date

harveyowe — 2024-01-11 20:19:47 UTC

The Indus Valley Civilization is often separated into three phases: the Early Harappan Phase from 3300 to 2600 BCE, the Mature Harappan Phase from 2600 to 1900 BCE, and the Late Harappan Phase from 1900 to 1300 BCE. This map shows the extent of the Indus Valley Civilization during the Mature Harappan Phase.

Mohenjo Daro Civilization start date

harveyowe — 2024-01-11 20:21:02 UTC

Mohenjo Daro, or "Mound of the Dead" is an ancient Indus Valley Civilization city that flourished between 2600 and 1900 BCE. Mohenjo-daro was built in the 26th century BCE. It was one of the largest cities of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation, also known as the Harappan Civilization, which developed c. 3000 BCE from the prehistoric Indus culture.

Siddartha Guatama (“The Buddha”)

harveyowe — 2024-01-23 16:20:38 UTC

Siddhartha Gautama (better known as the Buddha, l. c. 563 - c. 483 BCE) was, according to legend, a Hindu prince who renounced his position and wealth to seek enlightenment as a spiritual ascetic, attained his goal and, in preaching his path to others, founded Buddhism in India in the 6th-5th centuries BCE.

Candragupta Maurya

harveyowe — 2024-01-23 16:21:37 UTC

Why is Chandragupta important? Chandragupta was the founder of the Mauryan dynasty (reigned c. 321–c. 297 BCE) and the first emperor to unify most of India under one administration. He is credited with saving the country from maladministration and freeing it from foreign domination.

ashoka

harveyowe — 2024-01-23 16:22:54 UTC

Emperor Ashoka is credited with remaking the Mauyran Dynasty from a war machine into a society of tolerance and nonviolence, based on Buddhism. Ashoka became a follower of Buddha after the war of Kalinga in BC 261. He made Buddhism his state religion. He was appointed as 'Dharma Mahapatro' to spread Buddhism all over Asia. He sent his daughter Sanghamitra and son Mahinda to Ceylon for propagating Buddhism.

Mansa Musa

harveyowe — 2024-02-07 20:18:29 UTC

Mansa Musa inherited a kingdom that was already wealthy, but his work in expanding trade made Mali the wealthiest kingdom in Africa. His riches came from mining significant salt and gold deposits in the Mali kingdom. Elephant ivory was another major source of wealth.

Songhai Empire

harveyowe — 2024-02-07 20:19:31 UTC

The Songhai Empire is best known for the works of Sunni Ali and Muhammad I Askia. Both kings expanded the empire greatly, and are responsible for the region's economic prosperity and control of the trade networks through the Sahara.

Ibn Battutah

harveyowe — 2024-02-07 20:20:33 UTC

What is Ibn Battuta known for? Ibn Battuta was a medieval Muslim traveler who wrote one of the world's most famous travel logs, the Riḥlah. This work describes the people, places, and cultures he encountered in his journeys along some 75,000 miles (120,000 km) across and beyond the Islamic world.

Vasco De Gama

harveyowe — 2024-02-07 20:21:26 UTC

Vasco da Gama was best known for being the first to sail from Europe to India by rounding Africa's Cape of Good Hope. Over the course of two voyages, beginning in 1497 and 1502, da Gama landed and traded in locales along the coast of southern Africa before reaching India on May 20, 1498.

Dutch East India Company

harveyowe — 2024-02-07 20:22:10 UTC

Dutch West India Company, Dutch trading company, founded in 1621 mainly to carry on economic warfare against Spain and Portugal by striking at their colonies in the West Indies and South America and on the west coast of Africa.

Queen Nzinga

harveyowe — 2024-02-07 20:23:02 UTC

Today, Nzinga is remembered as a queen who stood up to European colonizers and did her best to protect her people from the evils of the Atlantic Slave Trade. The trading of enslaved people ended in Angola in 1836.

King Leopold II

harveyowe — 2024-02-14 20:39:00 UTC

How did Leopold II become famous? Although Leopold II established Belgium as a colonial power in Africa, he is best known for the widespread atrocities that were carried out under his rule, as a result of which as many as 10 million people died in the Congo Free State.

Nelson Mandela Prison

harveyowe — 2024-02-14 20:39:58 UTC

From 1964 to 1982 Mandela was incarcerated at Robben Island Prison, off Cape Town. He was subsequently kept at the maximum-security Pollsmoor Prison until 1988, when, after being treated for tuberculosis, he was transferred to Victor Verster Prison near Paarl.

South Africa first democratic election and result

harveyowe — 2024-02-14 20:40:43 UTC

As widely expected, the African National Congress (ANC), whose slate incorporated the labour confederation COSATU and the South African Communist Party, won a sweeping victory, taking 62 percent of the vote, just short of the two-thirds majority required to unilaterally amend the Interim Constitution.

Rugby World Cup 1995

harveyowe — 2024-02-14 20:41:27 UTC

It has been 28 years since the All Blacks and Springboks last met in a Rugby World Cup final. The match, won 15-12 by the Boks at Ellis Park, may well be the most famous ever played and was set against a backdrop of drama, intrigue and politics.

Rwanda Genocide

harveyowe — 2024-02-20 20:31:29 UTC

It was during colonial rule that Rwanda's ethnic groups: Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa became racialized. It was the rigidification of these identities and their relationship with political power that would lay the foundation for genocidal violence.

2 Civil Wars in the Sudan

harveyowe — 2024-02-20 20:32:10 UTC

The Second Sudanese Civil War was a conflict from 1983 to 2005 between the central Sudanese government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army. It was largely a continuation of the First Sudanese Civil War of 1955 to 1972.

9/11

harveyowe — 2024-03-20 19:16:31 UTC

September 11 attacks, also called 9/11 attacks, series of airline hijackings and suicide attacks committed in 2001 by 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda against targets in the United States, the deadliest terrorist attacks on American soil in U.S. history.

Iran/ Iraq War

harveyowe — 2024-03-20 19:17:23 UTC

The Iran-Iraq War began in 1980 with the Iraqi invasion of Iran. Under the rule of Saddam Hussein and the Ba'ath Party, Iraq invaded Iran, which was ruled by Ayatollah Khomeini. Iraq wanted to annex the oil-rich region of Khuzestan and gain full control of the Shatt al-Arab waterway.

Arab Spring

harveyowe — 2024-03-20 19:18:10 UTC

The Arab Spring or the First Arab Spring was a series of anti-government protests, uprisings and armed rebellions that spread across much of the Arab world in the early 2010s. It began in Tunisia in response to corruption and economic stagnation.

Persian Gulf War

harveyowe — 2024-03-20 19:19:03 UTC

The invasion of Kuwait led to a United Nations Security Council embargo and sanctions on Iraq and a U.S.-led coalition air and ground war, which began on January 16, 1991, and ended with an Iraqi defeat and retreat from Kuwait on February 28, 1991.

Iraq invasion of Kuwait

harveyowe — 2024-03-20 19:19:50 UTC

The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait began on 2 August 1990 and marked the beginning of the Gulf War. After defeating the State of Kuwait on 4 August 1990, Iraq went on to militarily occupy the country for the next seven months.

Malala Yousafzai

harveyowe — 2024-04-18 19:17:43 UTC

Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani female education activist and the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize laureate at the age of 17. She is youngest Nobel Prize laureate in history, the second Pakistani and the only Pashtun to receive a Nobel Prize.

Gandhi

harveyowe — 2024-04-18 19:18:23 UTC

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule. He inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.

India Independence

harveyowe — 2024-04-18 19:19:15 UTC

The Indian Revolution, also known as Indian Independence Movement, was a series of historic events with the ultimate aim of ending British rule in India also known as British Raj. It lasted until 1947. The first nationalistic revolutionary movement for Indian independence emerged from Bengal.

Creation of the Taj Mahal

harveyowe — 2024-04-18 19:29:15 UTC

It was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal with construction starting in 1632 AD and completed in 1648 AD, with the mosque, the guest house and the main gateway on the south, the outer courtyard and its cloisters were added subsequently and completed in 1653 AD.

Mao Zedong

harveyowe — 2024-05-01 19:12:39 UTC

Mao Zedong was a Chinese politician, Marxist theorist, military strategist, poet, and revolutionary who was the founder of the People's Republic of China. He led the country from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976, while also serving as the chairman of the Chinese Communist Party during that time.

Chinese Civil War

harveyowe — 2024-05-01 19:13:28 UTC

The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led government of the Republic of China and the forces of the Chinese Communist Party, with armed conflict continuing intermittently from 1 August

Tiananmen Square

harveyowe — 2024-05-01 19:14:06 UTC

Tiananmen Square or Tian'anmen Square is a city square in the city center of Beijing, China, named after the eponymous Tiananmen located to its north, which separates it from the Forbidden City.

World War 1

harveyowe — 2024-05-01 19:15:11 UTC

World War I or the First World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Fighting took place throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific, and parts of Asia

Great Leap Forward

harveyowe — 2024-05-01 19:16:03 UTC

The Great Leap Forward was an economic and social campaign within the People's Republic of China from 1958 to 1962, led by the Chinese Communist Party.

World War 2

harveyowe — 2024-05-01 19:16:51 UTC

World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two major alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. The vast majority of the world's countries, including all the great powers, fought as part of these military alliances.

Tokugawa Ieyasu- Head Shogun of Japan

harveyowe — 2024-05-13 19:14:54 UTC

Tokugawa Ieyasu (born Matsudaira Takechiyo; January 31, 1543 – June 1, 1616) was the founder and first shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, which ruled from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.

Commodore Matthew

harveyowe — 2024-05-13 19:16:11 UTC

Matthew Calbraith Perry was an American naval officer who commanded ships in several wars, including the War of 1812 and the Mexican–American War. He played a leading role in the Perry Expedition that ended Japan's isolationism and the Convention of Kanagawa between Japan and the United States in 1854

Pearl Harbor

harveyowe — 2024-05-13 19:17:44 UTC

The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, in the United States, just before 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, December 7, 1941. At the time, the United States was a neutral country in the World War II conflict.

Hiroshima

harveyowe — 2024-05-13 19:18:32 UTC

Hiroshima, a modern city on Japan’s Honshu Island, was largely destroyed by an atomic bomb during World War II. Today, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park commemorates the 1945 event. In the park are the ruins of Genbaku Dome, one of the few buildings that was left standing near ground zero. Other prominent sites include Shukkei-en, a formal Japanese garden, and Hiroshima Castle, a fortress surrounded by a moat and a park.

Japan Surrenders WWII

harveyowe — 2024-05-13 19:19:19 UTC

Planners of the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945—marking the end not just to World War II but to 15 years of Japan's military rampage across Asia—had more time to prepare this event than had Washington or Grant, and so cloaked it in even greater symbolism.

Japan Isloation from 1639-1853 (Japanese Feudalism)

harveyowe — 2024-05-13 19:19:58 UTC

During the period 1639–1853, Japan followed the policy of Sakoku, which literally translates as 'a country in chains'. Japan sought almost complete isolation from the rest of the world, only maintaining extremely limited trading relationships with China and the Dutch traders living on an island in Nagasaki harbour.

Meiji Restoration

harveyowe — 2024-05-13 19:20:44 UTC

The Meiji Restoration and Modernization. In 1868 the Tokugawa shôgun ("great general"), who ruled Japan in the feudal period, lost his power and the emperor was restored to the supreme position. The emperor took the name Meiji ("enlightened rule") as his reign name; this event was known as the Meiji Restoration.

Battle of Midway

harveyowe — 2024-05-13 19:21:27 UTC

Battle of Midway, (June 3–6, 1942), World War II naval battle, fought almost entirely with aircraft, in which the United States destroyed Japan's first-line carrier strength and most of its best trained naval pilots.

Nagasaki

harveyowe — 2024-05-13 19:22:07 UTC

Nagasaki is a Japanese city on the northwest coast of the island of Kyushu. It’s set on a large natural harbor, with buildings on the terraces of surrounding hills. It is synonymous with a key moment during World War II, after suffering an Allied nuclear attack in August 1945. The event is memorialized at the city’s Atomic Bomb Museum and Peace Park.

Korean War

harveyowe — 2024-05-13 19:22:54 UTC

Armed with Soviet rifles and tanks, North Korea crossed the 38th parallel on June 25, 1950; the war was underway. President Harry Truman viewed the situation as more than just a war between two nations. He feared the North Korean strike was the first step in an international communist takeover led by the Soviet Union.